How To Install XBMC on Pivos XIOS DS(Linux)

So you just picked up a Pivos XIOS DS from your local electronics retailer, we’re now going to assume that you’re totally lost and explain to you exactly what to do from top to bottom. We’re currently recommending that you flash your device with XBMC-Linux as it’s substantially more stable and was designed specifically with the Pivos XIOS DS in mind, in time you might want to consider migrating to the Android operating system, but for now take our word for it and stick with this.However, before we begin we’d like to remind you that we’re an open source community that is fuelled by visitors such as yourself, so please do your part and help Contribute to our site’s growth by spending time helping our site in different ways (which we’d prefer), or if you don’t have the time, feel free to make a Donation at anytime, Just keep reading and you’ll have your Pivos XIOS DS running like butter in absolutely no time at all, it might seem complicated but it’s as easy as pie.

HOW-TO INSTALL XBMC ON PIVOS XIOS DS AND THEN CONFIGURE IT WITH THE XBMC HUB WIZARD ADDON

Step 7: Use a Paper Clip to press down on the Reset button at the bottom of the device at the same time that you plug the electrical power source into it. Let go of the Paper Clip once you see the green Android mascot or recovery menu popup on the screen. Choose the “Update from sdcard” function and then select the plain “update.img” file, if prompted.

Step 7: Once the device reboots into XBMC, you’ll want to unplug the electrical power source as well as unplug the USB Memory Key from the device.

Step 8: Using the Paper Clip once again, hold down on the Reset button on the bottom of the device at the same time as you connect the electrical power source. Let go of the Paper Clip once you see the green Android mascot or recovery menu popup on the screen.

Step 10: Once completed, you can choose the “1.reboot system now” option at the top of the menu. XBMC will now launch automatically upon reboot.

PART TWO – SETUP OPTIONS

Step 11: Navigate to the “SYSTEM” menu on the far right and choose the “Settings” tab.

Step 12: Click on the “Appearance” menu on the left side of the window.

Step 13: Should the interface not seem to fit properly on your television, under the “Skin” tab on the left side, go down and set “Zoom” to the “-4%” setting.

Step 14: Go to the “International” tab on the left side of the window, and under the “Timezone country” setting, go up until you’ve reached “Canada” of course.

Step 15: Directly under that setting, you’ll find the “Timezone” field, go up until you’ve reached the “America/Montreal” option. Press the “BACK” button on the remote control once to go back one menu level.

Step 16: Optionally, go to the “Services” tab on the left menu bar, then go down to the “AirPlay” tab, and toggle on the “Allow XBMC to receive AirPlay content” feature. Press the “BACK” button on the remote control once to go back one menu level.

Step 17: Open the “System” menu from the left side bar, and then scroll down to the “Internet access” tab.

Step 18: On the right side of the window, click on where it says “no connection” next to the “Network Connection” field.

Step 20: Wait a few seconds while your internet connection authenticates, it will return to the previous screen, this time with your internet connection listed next to the “Network Connection” field once successfully connected. Press the “BACK” button on the remote control twice to go back to the main menu.

PART TWO – CONFIGURE XBMC ADDONS

Step 1: Navigate to the “File Manager” tab under the “SYSTEM” menu.

Step 2: Choose the “Add Source” function on the left side of the window.

Step 3: Under the top field marked marked “Enter the paths or browse for the media locations” enter “http://fusion.xbmchub.com” without quotations, then press the “Done” button on the side of the on-screen keyboard.

Step 4: Under the “Enter a name for this media Source” field enter “fusion” without quotations and then press the “Done” buttom to complete.

Step 5: Press on the “OK” button at the bottom of the window to save the source.

Step 6: Verify that “fusion” is listed on the left side of the File Manager window, then return to the main menu.

Step 7: Go to “Settings” under the “SYSTEM” menu.

Step 8: Choose the “Add-ons” menu option on the left side of the window, press “Ok” if prompted with a first time use message.

Step 9: Select the “Install from zip file” function listed.

Step 10: Click on the “fusion” server item.

Step 11: Open the “hubwizard-beta” folder.

Step 12: Choose the “plugin.video.hubwizard.zip” file and wait a few seconds for it to install, then return to the main menu.

Step 13: Navigate to the “PROGRAMS” menu, then to “Program Add-ons” if given the option.

Step 14: Click on the “Hub Wizard” addon listed.

Step 15: Wait for the short promotional message to play, press the back or exit button to hide it afterwards.

Step 16: Select the platform you are using, we’ve chosen “Mac” for this example.

Step 17: Wait a few minutes for the add-on to download the appropriate configuration content.

Step 18: Press “OK” when prompted that the procedure is complete, then return to the main menu.

Step 19: Quit “XBMC” by clicking the little power button in the lower left corner or reboot your device then relaunch it and voila!

Step 20: Enjoy your fully customized, pre-configured XBMC setup.

Awesome! Hopefully you didn’t find that too painful and by now you should already been enjoying watching some good old free television on your Pivos XIOS DS with XBMC running on it. You’ll probably want to recommend the Pivos XIOS DS device to your friends in the future, just be sure to tell them to come here, otherwise it’ll be difficult for them to get it going. Should you have any questions, feel free to visit our Forums at anytime and also don’t forget to visit our friends at XBMC HUB for more information about XBMC addons and such.There you have it!Now you know how to install XBMC on Pivos.

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I’ve followed your instructions (twice), and the system won’t boot into xbmc. It continues to boot to the android home screen. I’ve got the m3 version of the pivos…..any suggestions? I’ve got it loaded on my computer no problem, but can’t seem to get xbmc on the pivos box. HELP!!

I don’t know if this falls into your category of expertise, but after installing XBMC on my Xios it works fine. When I try to install XBMCHub Wizard it just gives me the error “Add-on does not have the correct structure”. I then tried to install Navi-X from Fusion and it gave me the same error. I have done this using Fusion many times using an ATV2 but I have never seen this error. Any suggestions?

The install worked wonderfully.
Only concern I have is that the pivos unit does not turn off fully when the power button is pressed. A message on the screen reads thet it’s in the process of shutting down.
Is this normal?

Yes. It’s normal. To power it off (lights on front) click suspend on the menu instead of power down . Then when you want to turn on again press power button on your remote and it will pop up right away instead of going thru a startup. Works for me.

I very appreciated your post about “HOW TO INSTALL XBMC ON PIVOS XIOS DS(LINUX)”. It’s very clear and clean guide to do a not-so-easy stuff. Now I’ve a question about this post: can you provide me some hints on HOW to configure my WIRED (not WIRELESS) network once I installe LINUX XBMC on XIOS? Regards. Stefano

Thanks for the tutorial. Are there specific wifi drivers for the xbmc-linux build for the M3 model? I tried to connect to my router and I get the “not connected” message even after changing wifi encryption and or removing the encryption.

hey man,
i set it up and everythings working fine. but now when i go back into internet connection to change the wireless settings when i press on network connection, nothing opens up. so its only working when its connected to the router via cable.
not sure why this is happening.

Hey, thanks for all the effort here.
I can’t get my XIOS M3 model to see the update.img file. I’ve tried it on a microSD and on USB. Both are FAT formatted. I just get “../” as my options when it’s looking for that file.
Please help?!

Instructions were perfect, except for one thing. It accurately tells you to put the MicroSD card in the adapter to copy the file from your computer, but the instructions continue with ONLY the USB solution, so it never tells you to remove the MicroSD from the adapter! I plugged the card+adapter into the XIOS and it didn’t work. It wasn’t until several times trying that I noticed there was a MicroSD slot built into the hardware. But it’s up and running, so thanks!

I don’t see hub wizard-beta, only hub-wizard and when I try to install it, I get the error ‘Dependencies not met” My pivot already has xvmc, but all my add ons have disappeared so I skipped to part 2. Is this my mistake?

PLEASE PLEASE i need help. your instructions are perfect and i was able to get my first pivos up and running no problem. however i bought a second one and followed steps 1-10 but the system won’t come on the screen is just blank even though the lights are on. what could be wrong???